The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-28
THE trial of ID. M. Osborne a Go. v

The trial of ID. M. Osborne & Co. W.
w. l.. Perrin and III. b. Perrin, of Am
boy, was completed Yesterday afternoon.
The trial was began last summer but
several adjournments were taken. The
case was one in regard to chattel mort
gagged property, the plaintiff seeking to
recover value by virtue of prior mort
gage. The case was decided in favor of
the defendant and nice question of
law settled. A number of witnesses
from Amboy were present.
The feeling among the physicians of
the city is favorable to the hospital pro-
position which was outlined in yester-
days FREE PRESS. DIR. Jacoby, the
county physician, says that the county's
sick could be cared for in such hospital
much cheaper than under the present
plan. While it now costs about SIS per
week per patient, the cost would be re-
duced to S. or So were there such
hospital in the city. DIR. Jacoby has
seen the gentleman who proposes to
erect the hospital, and the latter does
not care to make his investment pay
very large dividends, being content
with small profit. By all who know
him he Is considered the right man for
the position. AS the gentleman is anxi-
Gus to locate in some city this year, it
would be well for the council and county
board to take the matter in hand at rs
early date as possible.
The county commissioners held Il
rather animated meeting yesterday af-
ternoon. The session lasted until nearly
night and the result was that Mr.. Reed
was elected overseer of the work OH the
court house to take care of the interests
of the county. His former position was
hat of assistant superintendent under
Architect Haley, but the latter objected
to his being reinstated IN that position.
The vote on Reeds election stood as
follows: ayes, Commissioners Lee, Han
ney and Jones; nays, Commissioners
Diamond and DietZ. Architect Reed
expressed himself as satisfied with the
result. This action OH the part of the
board will probably smooth matters
ovor and work will proceed as before.
The contractors presented no objection
of Reeds election and all ofthe interest |
ed parties seem to consider 1t the best |
solution that could be arrived at, taking |
everything into consideration.
Some years ago Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Henninger, of saltwater, adopteda little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Joslin,
and last week Mr.. Joslin was called to
Saltwater through reports received from
the girl of Entertainment. He found that
the stories were untrue, but that there
was Il conspiracy, as he calls it, to rob
Mrs. Henninger of the child, and to
cause him to take her home, some enc
mics of Mrs. Henninger being interested
in the affair. They had hidden the child
and then forced her to write to Mr.. JOS
lin telling of the cruel treatment she had
and asking to be taken home.
After recovering the child he brought
her to Mankato to spend week. Mrs.
Henninger got the impression that he
had kidnapped the girl, although she
had given him permission to take it, and
came to Mankato last week with blood in
her eve. The matter was amIcably set
led, and Mr.. Joslin laughs at the idea of
MS being taken for kidnapper.